Author: Larry Heath

So you’re back in New York for the first time in quite a while …. you’ve had a bit of a crazy whirlwind tour lately haven’t you?  Well yeah, actually the last five tours have melded into one Voltron-beast of a tour. We went on our first tour last November and we’ve had little week-long…

Electrofringe is an Australian festival dedicated to (and obsessed with) electronic, experimental and emerging arts and culture. Now in its thirteenth year, the 2010 festival has attracted standout local and international artists to its line-up, as well as exclusive performances. Over a stimulating five days, visitors will experience a convergence of art and technology, ideas…

Imagine a night where you can see 3 amazing bands for just $7? Well this is the concept behind Stop Start’s $7 Social Club at Melt Bar in Sydney. They even give you a free CD on entry! Awesome much? Tonight saw Hungry Kids of Hungry from Brisbane headlining the night, and Pluto Jonze open…

Melbourne’s Paris Wells has made quite a name for herself a skilled songstress, with talent well beyond her years and a collection of tracks with quality few can match. And now, with the Mushroom Music Publishing behind her, Paris has arrived in Sydney to preview her new album, the brilliant Various Small Fires. And tonight,…

So, the answer to that burning question has been answered: who will be lighting up New Years Eve on Bondi Beach this year? We have the answer!  David Guetta, Armand Van Helden and Aston Shuffle (LIVE). Personally, I was hoping Justice would be doing a live set exclusively for Shore Thing… Oh well. I’m sure the following…

It is with great regret that Chugg Entertainment, in conjunction with Nettwerk Music Group, today announces that sadly the Court Yard Hounds will be unable to participate as part of A Taste of Lilith this October.  Due to re-routing of the tour, the Court Yard Hounds regrettably have had to postpone all scheduled appearances in…

Elliott BROOD are an explosive live trio out of Toronto Canada with a worldwide reputation from winning over legions of fans with their raw and energetic live shows and their atmospheric, richly crafted records.  Having recently supported Wilco, Broken Social Scene and the Black Crowes in Canada and Europe, Elliott BROOD will be saddling up…

Melbourne’s Little Red have taken the ARIA charts by storm with an incredible Top 5 debut for their acclaimed new album  Midnight Remember. The band’s sophomore album has received widespread critical acclaim in recent weeks and punters have similarly given the album a massive thumps up. Midnight Remember  also holds the coveted #1 position on…

Ready for yet another exciting announcement? the church have announced they’ll return to Australia in November – December 2010 for “An Intimate Space” 30th Anniversary Acoustic Tour. The band will be performing one song from each album over the last 30 years in reverse chronological order. Starting with a track from their critically acclaimed most recent album…

DIGITALISM [DJ SET], SNEAKY SOUND SYSTEM, DENNIS FERRER, RIVA STARR & GOODWILL PLAY HARBOUR PARTY 2010 Days are getting longer, sleeves are getting shorter and the signs of spring are all around with summer hot on its heels. Summer means treadmill queues longer than a nightclub toilet, and frantic planning for NYE. NYE means the…

As tickets fly out the door for the Parklife tour, which kicks off this weekend in Brisbane, Fuzzy have finally given us the thing we’ve been waiting for most: the set times and maps! Now… start planning your days, and hopefully you don’t have too many clashes! Parklife Brisbane Parklife Perth Parklife Melbourne Parklife Sydney…

FOZZY, the band featuring WWE Wrestling Superstar CHRIS JERICHO and Stuck Mojo mastermind RICH ‘The Duke’ WARD have announced that due to overwhelming public demand they will return to Australia for the first time since 2005 in the “Let The Madness Begin Tour 2010”. FOZZY,who also feature SEAN DELSON and FRANK FONTSERE (Stuck Mojo) and…

The Bohemian Masquerade Ball is the flamboyant vanguard for a whole sub-culture of junkyard hero’s, gentleman punks, flaneur’s and neo-vaudeville performers. For the first time ever, the Boho Ball has left the warm bosom of Melbourne, where it has become a must attend date on the social calendar, and gone on tour – a tour which…

Exploding into the continent this October, the Montreal-based psy-folksters will be treating the good folk at Perth’s One Movement Festival and indoctrinating the salivating masses with a string of special guest appearances alongside Jeff Martin, Elliott Brood and The Trews.  Already ingrained into psyche of key Canadian tastemakers Final Flash can mark among their achievements…

If you’ve been living under a rock, you probably haven’t heard about the amazing festival hitting Gosford this Saturday. Limited tickets remain, and this is the lineup: CYPRESS HILL – BIRDS OF TOKYO – ART VS SCIENCE – BLUEJUICE – BASEMENT BIRDS – SILVERSUN PICKUPS – CLOUD CONTROL  – HUNGRY KIDS OF HUNGARY – BOY &…

‘‘Swimming Pool’’ is the latest offering from Sydney’s Catherine Kelleher aka Catcall. It’s the 1st slice to be delivered since her critically lauded ‘Anniversary EP’ dropped in 2008.  The now 23 year old Popstress first cut her musical teeth in DIY Punk out-fit Kiosk before morphing into Catcall where she quickly gained the attention from…

  Harbourlife has quickly become one of the must have tickets of the year, and so it should come as little surprise that Fuzzy is extending the brand. And their first port of call? The Gold Coast. Headliner The Temper Trap had already been announced, with Metronomy, Knightlife and Yacht Club DJs now revealed to be…

When the St Jeromes Laneway festival premiered in Melbourne in 2004, it created headlines throughout the Australian music industry – an amazing mix of musicians playing to a crowded laneway (Caledonian lane); a day people would continue to talk about well beyond its 2nd incarnation. Years later, it’s not so much a laneway festival anymore,…

Summer 2011 is about to get even hotter for music loving Sydneysiders with Future Entertainment, today proudly announcing a one-off show that’s sure to be the talk of the town …  Boasting a mouth-watering line-up of heavyweight international superstars – N*E*R*D, Chromeo, Boys Noize and Tinie Tempah – this sizzling all-star gig is set to…

This is quite possibly the coolest image I’ve ever seen. I hope the guitar made it to the ground OK. But it’s here to promote one of the most interesting festival I’ve heard about in recent years. On Saturday 16th October, 2010, at the Ramblers Drop Zone on Brisbane Valley Highway in Toogoolawah (near Esk, an hour and…

Just like a bus in peak hour traffic, Sidetrack Theatre’s Stories from the 428 has had audience members asking to fill the aisles so they catch the show!  Due to popular demand, the show has had its Sydney Fringe season extended – with Saturday 25 September, 2:00pm the very last chance to jump on board. …

I entered the Spectrum to the sweet sound of Melbourne duo Owl Eyes. Lead singer Brooke Addamo accompanied by the slick guitar moves of Geordie Hewitt proved a powerful combination. Unfortunately I only heard the final track, but it was a cracker. And having listened now to their debut EP, I have to say that Brooke’s voice…

While he was on tour around the country, I spoke to a tired Jim Finn, the man on the keys, bass guitar and backing vocals from Sydney’s explosive electro-rock crew Art Vs Science. Like The Presets before them, Art Vs Science are growing in popularity with each song they release – and they don’t even…

Laura Imbruglia. The enigmatic Sydney solo artist has recently announced that she’s moving to Melbourne, and will be undertaking a residency there in November. So while we’ll all miss her in Sydney, we thought what better time to get the hype rolling that now! To do this, we look back to a few weeks ago, when she…

Since 2005, instrumental alchemists AKANAME have been distilling their sound, dissolving genres, coagulating rhythms and unifying frequencies to crystallize the musical Philosphers Stone.  This October the band unveils the culminative 5 year labour of their art: ‘Akaname’ – their debut self-titled full-length album. An explosive delivery of fractal rhythms, angular riffery, labyrinthine textures and cosmic…

In 1850, Jack Daniels came into the world and would grow up to become a semi-decent whisky maker. In 1972, the Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main Street album came into the world and would grow up to be regarded as one of the best ever. The celebration of the former was marked by a special…

Holy Shit! Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, Soundwave have brought the awesome in their 2nd and final artist announcement for the 2011 series. And this is before Big Day Out have even announced their first round! Are you excited? We certainly are. Joining Iron Maiden and Queens of the Stone Age…

Due to overwhelming demand, Cloud Control are pleased to announce a third additional Melbourne show at the East Brunswick Club on Monday, 4th of October. This new show will give Cloud Control fans the chance to see the band in a more intimate setting. Joining them are Seekae and Ivy League’s latest signing, buzz band…

It has been a spectacular year for WA soulstress Mama Kin. What with the release of her debut album Beat and Holler, international dates with Gurrumul and the John Butler Trio, not to mention a rollicking nationwide tour with The Cat Empire, the femme fatale of foot-stomping, swampy soul, Mama Kin, is capping off 2010…